Kindergarten Registration Begins Feb. 1
Do you have a child who will be 5 years old by Aug. 31, 2024, and live in the Issaquah School District? Registration for students entering kindergarten in the fall of 2024 opens on Feb. 1, 2024.
To learn more about the registration process please visit the kindergarten registration webpage. Links to your neighborhood school’s kindergarten information is also available on that page. Do you have questions about the registration process? Please contact your school’s main office.
Join ISD for School Design Sprints
ISD is hosting three School Design Sprints, and anyone in our community is invited to participate. Design Sprints are fun and engaging experiences that call for participants to work in small teams to dream up big ideas for the future of education for our students!
Design sprints are not full of long discussions or presentations focused on what we don’t like about school. Instead, we use the positive energy, curiosity and creativity in the room to come up with ideas that can be shared with each other to inspire future conversations in the district around innovation and experiences for our students.
Please sign up to participate using this Design Sprints sign up form. Students in all grades and adults of all ages are welcome to attend. Each event runs from 5-6:30 p.m.
- Feb. 6 – Skyline High School Library
- March 5 – Issaquah High School Library
- March 7 – Liberty High School Library
Middle, High School XELLO Invitations to Arrive Feb. 9
Xello is an online program that ISD students use to complete their High School and Beyond Plan, which is a graduation requirement. Beginning in middle school, students have a set of tasks each year which must be completed prior to graduation.
ISD is excited to introduce Xello Family, a new feature that allows caregivers to log into their own Xello account. This account allows caregivers to see their student’s annual High School and Beyond Plan progress as well as any careers or interests the student has saved. This account also provides the caregiver with the opportunity to log in to Xello as a demo student, where they can explore the Xello site and tools with the same view a student would have.
On Feb. 9, Xello will send an email invitation to the first family member listed in Family Access, for each middle and high school student, with a link to access their Xello Family account. The link expires after 7 days. If you received the email but the link expired, please contact Xello with your student’s name and school to request a new Xello Family link.
If you are not the first caregiver listed in Family Access and would also like to receive an invitation to create a Xello Family account, please complete this Xello Family Account Request Form.
Families New to U.S. Schools: 8th Grade Transition Night, Feb. 7
The Family Partnership Team will host a presentation for current eighth grade students and families about the transition to high school on Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. This Zoom event is designed for families new to (or unfamiliar with) the U.S. public school system. Each high school will host a school-specific event in late February. Sessions will be held in English, Spanish and Chinese. Sessions in other languages will be scheduled at an alternative time.
Topics will include: What are high school credits and how are credits earned? What is a transcript? What are graduation requirements? What requirements are needed for college applications? Other topics include high school programs, clubs and sports.
To attend, please use this registration form to sign up. District staff will be available to answer questions.
ParentWiser Presents: “Navigating Your Child’s Wellness and Academic Journey”
Navigating a competitive academic environment is one of the biggest stressors for teens and their parents. Cynthia Muchnick, MA, author of “The Parent Compass,” guides what parents’ roles should be in supporting their students’ mental health as they traverse the maze of the adolescent years during an in-person session at the ISD Administration Building (5150 220th Ave SE, Issaquah) on Feb. 7 from 7-8:15 p.m. Learn more and register at Eventbrite.
Issaquah Special Education PTSA News, Events
Issaquah Special Education PTSA will host its general membership meeting at Liberty High School on Monday evening, Feb. 5, from 7-9 p.m. Next, join us at Blakely Hall on Friday, Feb. 16, for daytime Parent Power Hour from 10-11 a.m.
The PTSA will have open board positions for the 2024-25 school year. Many positions are co-led, and you will have support from current board members. Questions and nominations can be emailed to secretary@issaquahspecialeducationptsa.org.
Issaquah High School DECA Sets School Record at Area Competition
On Jan. 5, over 300 Issaquah High School students competed among 1,600 students at the DECA Area 4 Competition. It was another record-breaking year, as 146 different IHS students were recognized as finalists, and 92 students qualified for the state competition. In every category they competed in, IHS students were finalists.
DECA is a student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.
Revised Calendar Includes March 15 Make-Up Day
March 15, 2024, which was previously noted on the school-year calendar as a potential inclement weather make-up day, will be a school day to make up for the day the district canceled school due to poor road conditions on Jan. 17. The new 2023-24 school-year calendar is available on our website.
If school is canceled again during the school year due to inclement weather or other unforeseen changes, additional school days will be added to the school calendar in June.
